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Art Subject: Nature
Georgina Lara 19th century oil painting landscape farm scene
Located in York, GB
fine landscape oil painting of a farmyard scene by Georgina Lara (act.1840-1880) British. Oil on canvas,housed in a gilt frame. Signed, and inscribed on a label verso, The overall si...
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19th Century English School Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Lowland Savior" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Dana Hawk's (US based) "Lowland Savior" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a horse that seems to be stuck in a vat of copper, surrounded with...
Category

2010s Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Copper

Yellowstone River at Big Timber
Located in Bozeman, MT
Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Encaustic, Oil

"The Ocean's Lions", Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Lindsey Kustusch’s (US based) "The Ocean's Lions" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a group of striped Lionfish in an underwater setting. Artist Statement: I am a...
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2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Catalan farmhouse Spain oil on canvas painting
By Rafael Batalle Mallarach
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rafael Batallé Mallarach (1953) - Catalan farmhouse - Oil on canvas Oil measures 46x38 cm. Frame measures 61x53 cm. Frame with signs of rust.
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1980s Barbizon School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Astrology Fantasy - "A Love by the Stars" - Sci-Fi Alignment of the Planets
Located in Miami, FL
Hane paints a dreamy nocturne - a fusion of earthy and celestial bodies with circling birds around a central vertical axis. Created on assignment for De Beers' highly published A Diamond is Forever" campaign. "A love by the stars was important. Until the right man of the wrong sign put his star on my finger. And I entered his house with my love. The artist created the painting to be the night ... so it appears a little dark in natural light. Best viewed with a top and key light to bring out the colors. For example if you bring the painting outside on a bright day.. the colors will pop. If you view inside of a dark hallway.. it will look sombre with less detail. Again, it's a nocturne. Hane painted the covers of the Collier-Macmillan editions of C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia books, as well as such Simon & Schuster publications as Carlos Castaneda's The Teachings of Don Juan and A Separate Reality. In 1963, Hane was hired to do a full-page illustration for Esquire magazine; he moved to New York in 1965. He married Elaine Miller...
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1970s Surrealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Liqiang Lu Animal Original Oil On Canvas "Parrot"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Parrot Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 23 x 31 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This painting is ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Horse with Jellyfish" by Shelli Langdale, Oil Painting of White Horse
Located in Denver, CO
Shelli Langdale's "Horse with Jellyfish" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a white horse with pink jellyfish cast in blue light. This piece is unframed yet ready to ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Dreamland. Brown, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A brown colt quenches its thirst from a pristine lotus pond in artist Guigen Zha's symbolic piece. Part of his Dreamland series high...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Duane Armstrong "Wind Mill" oil on canvas, landscape with kids and animals
Located in Miami, FL
DUANE ARMSTRONG – "WIND MILL" ⚜ Oil on canvas ⚜ Hand signed lower right ⚜ Custom conservation gilt wood frame CLASSIC LANDSCAPE FROM ARMSTRONG’S GRASS SERIES In "Wind Mill," Duane A...
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1960s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Dreamland. Black, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
In his distinct realism style, artist Guigen Zha displays a black horse drinking water from a tranquil lily pond. Part of ...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

A Race Horse with a Companion Pony. Oil painting on canvas
Located in St. Albans, GB
William Frank CALDERON Signed and dated 1891 oil painting. A beautifully painted painting of a racing horse with its companion pony used to keep it calm and not lonely. Picture Size:...
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1890s Victorian Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Entryway to Paradise Valley
Located in Bozeman, MT
Johnny Defeo’s work belongs to the concept of souvenir, attempting to capture the experiences he has in the natural world, where he feels free and most at home. His paintings and rug...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Last Hit (surreal painting golf player vintage blue Grey golf course)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Rudolf Kosow’s Last Hit presents a striking surrealist vision, blending elements of vintage Americana with an eerie sense of absence. The golfer, depicted in muted monochrome tones w...
Category

2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Beth Parcell, "Springtime", 11x14 Equine Horse Landscape Green Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This vibrant landscape, "Springtime", is an 11x14 equine oil painting on canvas featuring three brown and white horses grazing in a lush green grassy pasture in the warm sunlight. T...
Category

2010s Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Young Deer in Summer Scottish Highland Glen by Pool of Water
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Scottish School, 20th century Title: Young deer roaming in a Scottish summers glen next to a pool of water. Very atmospheric work. M...
Category

20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Highland Pastures (Pair)
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on board Board size: 7 x 10.25 inches each Framed size: 9.5 x 12.75 inches each A monogrammed lower right
Category

19th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Ile D`oleron - landscape painting
Located in New York, NY
A farm stands before you on the horizon. A windmill majestically slices the blue sky. A bird, painted in taut brushstrokes, struts on a branch. These are tranquil images; horizon far...
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"And Belonged to Otherwise Memory" by Shelli Langdale, Oil Painting of Horse
Located in Denver, CO
Shelli Langdale's "And Belonged to Otherwise Memory" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a white horse reflected in a rear view mirror with a pink sunset in the distan...
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Vintage French Oil Painting Cows Pulling Hay Bale Karts In Golden Fields
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Leon Hatot (French 1883-1953) Title: Impressionist oil painting Medium: signed oil painting on thick paper, stuck on board unframed. Size: painting: 12 x 19.5 inc...
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Zhao Wang Surrealist Original Oil Painting "Running"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Running Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 8 x 8 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This painting is unstretched Year: 2000 Circa Artist: Zhao Wang...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lyn Crafnant, Snowdonia, N Wales Circa 1900 Oil Painting
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Fine landscape painting, this oil on canvas of Snowdonia, Wales is by 19th century British artist Thomas Huson, RI, (1844-1920). Signed by artist in lower left, Thomas Huson was a ...
Category

Late 19th Century Naturalistic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Contemporary British Oil Painting Man and His Dog Walking On The Rocks, signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Dog Walk by Ben George Powell, British contemporary artist signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 9 x 12 inches provenance: private collection of this artists work, UK The painti...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage French Oil Painting Of Brown Horses In Open Field Path
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Leon Hatot (French 1883-1953) Title: Impressionist oil painting Medium: signed oil painting on thick paper, stuck on board unframed. dated 1966 Size: painting: 1...
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

1890’s French Impressionist Signed Oil Pink Sunset Sky over Countryside Fields
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Paul Sebilleau. (French 1848-1907), signed and dated March 1893 Title: Sunset Medium: oil on panel Size: 10.5 x 14 inches Provenanc...
Category

19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Rural Texas Charm" Bluebonnets and Longhorns near Kendalia Texas Painting
Located in San Antonio, TX
Eric Harrison (Born 1971) Texas Hill Country Artist Image Size: 36 x 48 Frame Size: 45 x 57 Medium: Oil "Rural Texas Charm" Longhorns Bluebonnets This pain...
Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"HEAVY GRAZER" CATTLE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY
Located in San Antonio, TX
Chuck Mauldin Born 1949 Fredericksburg Artist Size: 24 x 36 Frame: 32 x 44 Medium: Oil "Heavy Grazer" Cattle, Texas Hill Country A native of Texas, Chuck Mauldin has been painting in oil since the age of twelve. His interest in watercolor and pencil drawing grew during his years spent in Louisiana. With his move back to Texas, he has renewed his focus on oil painting, using this medium in a realistic yet painterly style. Striving to quickly capture color and mood with a direct "alla prima" technique is one of his main objectives in painting outdoors on-location. Cows, cowboys and Native Americans often enrich the landscape in his studio work, while anything can inspire his plein air paintings. Workshops with Charles Sovek...
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20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Elk in the Forest - Plein Aire Landscape in Acrylic on Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Elk in the Forest - Plein Aire Landscape in Acrylic on Board Lush Western landscape by California Plein Aire artist Nick White (American, 1943-2009). Several elk are grazing in a cl...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Antique American Impressionist Farm Landscape Chickens Grazing Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Finely painted American impressionist chicken grazing landscape oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Image size, 9H by 11L.
Category

1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage French Oil Painting Pink Sunset Over Horse and Farmers In Field
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Leon Hatot (French 1883-1953) Title: Impressionist oil painting Medium: signed oil painting on thick paper, stuck on board unframed. Size: painting: 12 x 20 inche...
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage French Oil Painting Of A Golden Field Of Hay Bales
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Leon Hatot (French 1883-1953) Title: Impressionist oil painting Medium: signed oil painting on thick paper, stuck on board unframed. dated 1944 Size: painting: 1...
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage French Oil Painting Hay Kart Outside Country Home
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Leon Hatot (French 1883-1953) Title: Impressionist oil painting Medium: signed oil painting on thick paper, stuck on board unframed. dated 1938 Size: painting: 12...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

CanadianMountie Gazing at Butte
Located in Miami, FL
A majestic Canadian mountain rises to the sky with a small Canadian Mountie on hours viewing the scene, Mizen uses a creative technique of exposing...
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1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Fiberboard

Figures Riding Horses, Folk Art Oil Painting by Joyce Roybal
Located in Long Island City, NY
Figures Riding Horses Joyce Roybal, (1955) Oil on canvas, signed lower right Size: 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm) Frame Size: 35.5 x 45.5 inches
Category

1980s Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

19th Century landscape oil painting of ducks in a harvest field
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Arthur Walker Redgate British, (1860-1906) Lunchtime Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 19.5 inches x 29.5 inches Size including frame: 27.25 inches x 37.25 inches A charming harves...
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19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Being Koi", (2023) Original Oil Painting by Calvin Lai, Koi Fish
Located in Denver, CO
Calvin Lai's (US based) "Being Koi" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts koi fish swimming. Artist Bio: Calvin Lai's art is a mixture of medicine, meditation, and pe...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel

19th Century landscape oil painting of sheep on a clifftop near Herne Bay, Kent
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
William Sidney Cooper British, (1854-1927) Near Herne Bay, Kent Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1923, inscribed in pencil on stretcher Image size: 19.5 inches x 29.5 inches Size inclu...
Category

Early 20th Century Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Landscape with the river. 1992, cardboard, oil, 49x68 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Landscape with the river. 1992, cardboard, oil, 49x68 cm Edgars Vinters (1919-2014) Edgars Vinters is working in oil, watercolor and monotype techniques. He paints landscapes in dif...
Category

1990s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Bee utiful Sunny Delight #4 by Lucy Moore
Located in Deddington, GB
original Acrylic on Linen Image size: H:60 cm x W:60 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:60 cm x W:60 cm x D:1.5cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indicat...
Category

2010s Expressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Sunset Over a Meadow, Oil Painting on Canvas, Late 1800s
Located in Stockholm, SE
We are delighted to present an exquisite painting by the Swedish artist Ferdinand Hernlund, depicting a serene sunset over a lush, flower-dotted meadow. This captivating work is a qu...
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Late 19th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Contemporary British Acrylic Painting Dhepherd with Sheep Scottish Highlands
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Shepherd by Ben George Powell, British contemporary artist acrylic on canvas unframed canvas: 19 x 19 inches provenance: private collection of this artists work, UK The painting ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Deer Crossing Creek, Oil Painting by David Jackson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Deer Crossing Creek David Jackson, American (1951) Oil on Canvas, signed lower right Size: 29.5 x 14.5 in. (74.93 x 36.83 cm) Frame Size: 35 x 20 inches
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Early 2000s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Beach Patrol, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"The iconic powder-blue lifeguard tower with a patriotic flag waving, stands tall on the wide Southern California beach," describes artist John Jaster. A life...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Evening Glow" (2025) Original Oil Painting, Landscape with Cows
Located in Denver, CO
"Evening Glow" by Emma Kalff (United States) is a handmade landscape oil painting depicting two cows in a pastoral landscape at dusk. This piece is framed and ready to hang. Emma Ka...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Near Galway" (2025), Original Impressionist Southern Irish Landscape Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Jim Beckner's (US based) "Roadway II" is an original, handmade oil painting on canvas that depicts a steep deep green Irish hillside, adorned with stone on the outskirts of Galway, I...
Category

2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Monida
Located in Bozeman, MT
Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...
Category

1990s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Encaustic, Oil

"Looking for Breakfast", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Christopher Clark's (US based) "Looking for Breakfast" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a bird perched in a flooded grassy field. Bio/artist statement: Christopher has been an artist since early childhood, when he would watch Bob Ross on PBS and mimic the famed oil painter’s art with crayons. He considers himself a self-educated artist, with his studies ranging from personal training with contemporary masters, to classical academic art technique, with much inspiration from 19th Century art and the Impressionist Movement. Christopher lived in Italy for a time, immersing himself in Italian culture and art, which continues to influence his painting. His fan base has grown considerably since his return to the US, gaining the attention of Lucasfilm and Marvel Fine Art, which both signed him as an officially licensed artist in 2016. Other clients include George Lucas, Major League Baseball, Louisville Slugger...
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2010s American Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Shepherdess and sheep at the sheepfold
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Category

Mid-19th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Gust Front, realist landscape Americana oil painting, 2018
Located in New York, NY
Karl Hartman gives primacy to the sparsity of form in his Mid-Western prairie landscapes. Simple and earnest, saturated primary hues and decisive lines ad...
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2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

A Sussex Farm - Fauvist Landscape Oil Painting by Robert Polhill Bevan
By Robert Polhill Bevan
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Fauvist oil on board landscape circa 1905 by British painter Robert Polhill Bevan. The piece depicts a view of farm in Sussex. The red-roofed farmhouses are nestled between lush gree...
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Early 1900s Fauvist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Lynn's Cheetah #2
Located in Bozeman, MT
Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Encaustic, Oil

Summer Sheep By Natalie Bird
Located in Deddington, GB
original Oil on board Image size: H:14 cm x W:18 cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look Oil on board
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"The Path" (Pastoral Landscape with Olive Trees and Donkeys)
Located in Austin, TX
"Forest Scene with Donkeys" by Spanish Master Painter Bartolome Sastre size: 45 x 57.5 inches framed size 55 x 62.5 inches A a mesmerizing scene of a mystical grove of twisted, old ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1950s Western Mountain Landscape Oil Painting "Little Bear" Framed Art
Located in Denver, CO
"Little Bear" is a captivating mid-century oil painting by American artist Harold Vincent Skene (1883–1978). This traditional Western landscape, painted in...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Dynamic Sporting Outdoor Landscape with Expressive Setters on Point, framed
Located in Charleston, US
This dynamic sporting landscape in earth tones with English Setters flushing quail, "Setters on Point", by Beth Carlson is an example of her exciting paintings. In this special sport...
Category

2010s Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Sandpipers, original 40x30 contemporary marine landscape
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
In today's challenging world, we all crave a tranquil moment. Some respond to the call of the sea, watching the waves lap upon a soft sandy beach in nature's own repetition. The sand pipers echo our feelings as the tension slowly melts away and this contemporary marine landscape envelops us with the bounty that comes from the warmth of sun as it penetrates a clear aquamarine...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Beth Parcell, "January Dawn", 24x36 Snowy Winter Deer Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This winter scene, "January Dawn" is a 24x36 rural landscape scene featuring five deer standing in a snow dusted field with red barns amidst the tree line in the background. The purple sky peeks through the bare trees, showcasing the perfect dawn lighting...
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Red Farmhouse in a Vineyard - Horse in Rocky Meadow on Reverse Acrylic on Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Red Farmhouse in a Vineyard - Horse in Rocky Meadow on Reverse Acrylic on Board (Two Sided) Lush vineyard landscape by California Plein Aire artist Nick White (American, 1943-2009)....
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21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Morning Surf, original 36x48 contemporary realist marine landscape
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
Pair the gentlest blue gray with soft shades of white and tan and you are on the journey to appreciating the morning surf in this contemporary realist marine landscape. A natural par...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Interior of a Stable" William Hart, Hudson River School Antique, Boy and Horse
Located in New York, NY
William M. Hart (1823 - 1894) Interior of a Stable Oil on canvas 17 x 12 inches Provenance William Macbeth Gallery, New York Mrs. Mabel Brady Garvan Collection Christie's New York, Sporting Art, November 28, 1995, Lot 116 Ann Carter Stonesifer, Maryland Estate of above Brunk Auctions, Asheville, North Carolina, January 27 2018, Lot 777 Exhibited New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Life in America, April 24 - October 29, 1939, no. 123, illustrated. New York, Macbeth Gallery, 1892: Sixtieth Anniversary Exhibition, April 1952, p. 5, no. 18. Literature Turner Reuter Jr, Animal and Sporting Artists in America, Middleburg, Virginia, 2008, p. 306. Gary Stiles, William Hart: Catalogue Raisonné and Artistic Biography, no. 1126, illustrated. It should be noted that the Francis Patrick Garvan and Mrs. Mabel Brady Garvan collection, of which this painting was a part of, was one of the foremost American Art collections and now makes up a large part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Yale University Art Gallery collections. Born in 1823 in Paisley, Scotland, William Hart emigrated with his parents to the United States at the age of nine and settled in Albany, New York. It was here that Hart first began his artistic training when he was placed under the tutelage of Messrs, Eaton & Gilbert, the prestigious coach-makers from Troy, New York. During this time, Hart learned how to decorate coach panels, covering them with either landscapes or figurative compositions. At the age of seventeen, he was eagerly contemplating an artist’s profession. Consequently, he left the mechanical trade of coach-making and began expanding his artistic pursuits to more refined endeavors. Hart followed coach-making with decorating window shades and later developed an interest in portraiture. Around 1840, he established his first formal studio in his father’s woodshed in Troy. There, he created many likenesses of individuals, affording him a nominal income. Once, he remarked that he felt prouder over his first fee of five dollars for painting a head then for the larger sums he would command later in his career. Nevertheless, his wages from portraits during this early period proved insufficient. Thus, he expanded into landscape painting, allowing him to barter his works or sell them for modest prices. In 1842, Hart moved to Michigan in an attempt to further his success; portraiture remained his primary means of support. Unfortunately, his experiences in the West were disappointing. Hart spent three years living a rough existence until he finally returned to Albany in 1845. Upon his return, he fully devoted himself to the art of landscape painting. Despite his failing health, he worked diligently to perfect his skill until 1849 when he traveled abroad to his native land of Scotland. This trip was made possible through the generosity of his patron and advisor, Dr. Ormsby of Albany. For three years, he studied in the open-air, creating brilliant sketches of the Scottish Highlands and the surrounding British Isles. Returning to Albany once more in 1852, Hart enjoyed improved health and was reinvigorated with purpose. The following year, he moved to New York and opened a studio, promoting himself as a specialist in landscape painting. Hart became a regular contributor to the National Academy of Design. His works received a great deal of attention from artists and connoisseurs alike, all of whom praised him for his fresh, self-taught style. In 1855, he was designated as an associate of the National Academy of Design; three years later he was elected to Academician. In 1865, he was unanimously chosen to be the first president of the Brooklyn Academy of Design. It was during his tenure there that he delivered his famous lecture The Field and Easel, which emphasized the distinguishing principles of landscape art in America. Hart argued that landscape painters should express the “look of the place” being depicted.Critics during the 1870s noted his sensitive balance between capturing a strict “real” interpretation of nature and that of a more “ideal” sentimental tone. For instance, in 1869, Putnam Magazine noted that Hart brought back “exquisite studies” of the surrounding Tappan...
Category

19th Century Hudson River School Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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